Qatar

BMI View: While inflation will remain Qatar's main economic challenge over the coming years, we still see a diminishing possibility of a currency revaluation in order to tackle double-digit... 2008-06-05

BMI View: We welcome news that Qatar's consultative council has adopted a new electoral law that paves the way for the first ever national elections, which, when implemented, will... 2008-06-03

BMI View: With Qatar recently playing a critical role in the Doha Deal, the agreement signed between rival Lebanese factions, we expect the country to continue to take advantage of... 2008-06-03

BMI View: The UAE looks set to be the hardest hit by infrastructural shortages, but all of the GCC states (barring Qatar) are lacking the necessary power supply: with the cost of... 2008-05-01

We are forecasting an aggregate real GDP growth rate of 5.9% this year, both for the Gulf region (including Iran, Iraq and Yemen), and for the GCC. Next year the GCC will maintain... 2008-04-04

The prime minister of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani, recently announced that Qatar would be unlikely to see its first ever parliamentary election this year as the... 2008-03-27

Qatar's stellar economic performance is expected to continue over the next two years as real GDP growth will jump from a sound 6.9% in 2008, to a robust 10.1% on the back of strong... 2008-03-27

BMI View: Although total government debt will rise in nominal terms over the forecast period, it will decline as a percentage of GDP, due to strong nominal GDP growth and the government's... 2008-03-18

BMI View: We expect Qatar to continue to put regional ties within the GCC above its own interest, as highlighted by the recent thaw in relations with the Saudi Arabia, although Doha... 2008-03-17

BMI View: The dollar reversal the GCC authorities have been praying for looks as remote as ever this morning, and we are now looking at a serious deterioration in the business environment,... 2008-03-17